Church of Truth Event

  Church of Truth Event Sunday, February 8, 2015          Eleven people were present for the Sunday event at the Church of Truth in Victoria.  We began with a short video clip of Krishnamurti speaking on the topic of “conditioning” and whether it is possible to be free of all conditioning.  This was followed by a lively dialogue on the subject, including sharing of what conditioning means to each of us and how we are with it in our lives. After a tea break we watched a clip of Rupert Spira speaking about thought as a habit and answering a question about the persistence of thinking even though it has been seen that it produces conflict and limitation.  We then engaged in further discussion, which brought up a number of disagreements and some energy of conflict and frustration.  It was pointed out that the value of dialogue is often to be found in looking at our disturbances and reactions to what others are saying:  we then see something about ourselves.  The session concluded with another short clip, this time from Eckhart Tolle TV, in which he dealt with the same subject as Rupert but from a slightly different angle.  He gave some practical tips about how to weaken the addiction to thought that seems to be so strong.      It is interesting to see how these three teachers approach the fact of conditioning, and it seemed that participants were finding the explorations interesting and valuable.  The next session in March will look at “Awareness”.